History Thread: Of Black Bottles, Depraved Duelists and Legal Legerdemain
On February 16, 1837 the House of Lords convened in the former Painted Chamber of the Palace of Westminster. The Houses of Parliament, destroyed in an 1834 fire, were still in the process of rebuilding its interiors when they oversaw … Continue reading History Thread: Of Black Bottles, Depraved Duelists and Legal Legerdemain